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Torquato Tasso - La Gerusalemme Liberata - - Torquato Tasso, 1782. La Gerusalemme Liberata: Tomo Primo & Tomo Secondo — (Torquato Tasso, 1782) 18th-century edition printed in London, complete in two volumes (8vo), with 316 pages in Volume I and 333, [ii] pages in Volume II. It is bound in elegant contemporary full leather bindings, with spines richly decorated with floral tooling and gold labels. From a bibliophile's point of view, the copies are greatly valued for bearing three ownership marks: an armorial bookplate on the verso of the covers, the stamp of ”João Correa da Fonseca - Advogado - Porto” on the title pages, and a white stamped seal on the preliminary pages. Firm and clean text block with the natural patina of time, and very solid bindings. A classic of Italian epic literature in excellent condition.